Selection of social traits in juvenile Japanese quail affects adults’ behaviour

Formanek, Laureline; Houdelier, Cécilia; Lumineau, Sophie; Bertin, Aline; Cabanès, Guénaël; Richard‐Yris, Marie‐Annick

doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2007.07.004

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“…On the other hand at 6 weeks of age, whether our results obtained in males apply also to females remains to be investigated. Indeed, it has been found that LSR females aged of 5 months discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar birds but not HSR ones (Formanek et al, 2008). Two elements may explain the discrepancy between our results and those of Formanek et al (2008).…”

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“…Indeed, it has been found that LSR females aged of 5 months discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar birds but not HSR ones (Formanek et al, 2008). Two elements may explain the discrepancy between our results and those of Formanek et al (2008). Firstly, in this latter study there were distinct presentations in a runway test of two familiar and two unfamiliar birds in female quail, whereas male quail were tested in a simultaneous two choice test, and it is known that the results in discrimination can vary according to the type of test (Arnould et al, 2007;Ligout, Porter, & Bon, 2002).…”

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“…Indeed, a consequence of this change in their social attraction may be that young and adult Japanese quail differ in how they acquire the characteristics of their familiar partner. Individual discrimination has been demonstrated in Japanese quail chicks (Arnould, Béry, & Porter, 2007;Jones, Mills, & Faure, 1996), in adult male quail tested in a context related to reproduction (Riters & Balthazart, 1998) and in adult females (Formanek et al, 2008), but no work has investigated in a single experimental study whether social motivation can influence the ability of quails to display social discrimination and whether this influence can vary depending on the age of the subject. A study looking at all these factors under the same experimental conditions would help to understand how social motivation affects the development of social relationships in this species.…”

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“…Two levels of social motivation were studied using two lines of Japanese quail selected by Mills and Faure (1991) for high or low social reinstatement behavior (HSR and LSR respectively), defined as the tendency to rejoin and stay close to conspecifics, which reflect underlying social motivation. These two lines have been used in a number of studies and have provided considerable information about the effects of divergent selection for social motivation on behavior (Formanek et al, 2008;Jones & Mills, 1999). The effect of age and duration of social contact on the ability of these Japanese quail lines to discriminate between familiar and unknown conspecifics were studied by testing birds at 1 or 6 weeks of age and after either 1 week or 24 hr of pair contact.…”

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Social motivation affects the display of individual discrimination in young and adult japanese quail(Coturnix japonica)

Schweitzer¹,

Poindron²,

Arnould³

2009

Developmental Psychobiology

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A simultaneous two-choice test was used to investigate discrimination between a familiar (F) and an unfamiliar conspecific (U) in Japanese quail, selected for high (HSR) or low (LSR) social reinstatement behavior (tendency to rejoin and stay close to conspecifics). Animals were 1-week unsexed and 6-week-old male quail. One-week-old LSR quail and 6-week-old male HSR quail displayed discrimination after 24 hr of pair contact (p < 0.05), and a tendency to discriminate (p < 0.10) was found in adult male LSR quail. After 1 week of pair contact, results were similar in LSR quail chicks, but no discrimination was evidenced in adult quail of either line. Therefore, Japanese quail are able to discriminate between a familiar cagemate and an unfamiliar conspecific after only 24 hr of pair contact. Moreover, this study reveals for the first time in this species that social motivation and age both influence the display of individual discrimination.

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Social motivation affects the display of individual discrimination in young and adult japanese quail(Coturnix japonica)

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Poindron²,

Arnould³

2009

Developmental Psychobiology

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“…They showed social attraction towards any other group member, whereas quail from the low line showed bonding with familiar animals (Schweitzer et al, 2009). Formanek et al (2008) showed that selection to be also efficient when applied on juvenile quails.…”

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Genetics of behavioural adaptation of livestock to farming conditions

Canario

Mignon-Grasteau²,

Dupont‐Nivet

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Behavioural adaptation of farm animals to environmental changes contributes to high levels of production under a wide range of farming conditions, from highly controlled indoor systems to harsh outdoor systems. The genetic variation in livestock behaviour is considerable. Animals and genotypes with a larger behavioural capacity for adaptation may cope more readily with varying farming conditions than those with a lower capacity for adaptation. This capacity should be exploited when the aim is to use a limited number of species extensively across the world. The genetics of behavioural traits is understood to some extent, but it is seldom accounted for in breeding programmes. This review summarizes the estimates of genetic parameters for behavioural traits in cattle, pigs, poultry and fish. On the basis of the major studies performed in the last two decades, we focus the review on traits of common interest in the four species. These concern the behavioural responses to both acute and chronic stressors in the physical environment (feed, temperature, etc.) and those in the social environment (other group members, progeny, humans). The genetic strategies used to improve the behavioural capacity for adaptation of animals differ between species. There is a greater emphasis on responses to acute environmental stress in fish and birds, and on responses to chronic social stress in mammals.

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Improving the Adaptability of Animals by Selection

Faure¹,

Mills²

2014

Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals

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Selection of social traits in juvenile Japanese quail affects adults’ behaviour

Cited by 28 publications

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Social motivation affects the display of individual discrimination in young and adult japanese quail(Coturnix japonica)

Social motivation affects the display of individual discrimination in young and adult japanese quail(Coturnix japonica)

Genetics of behavioural adaptation of livestock to farming conditions

Improving the Adaptability of Animals by Selection

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